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I The lowest temperature in the five years
was 26o above zero. Lower down the
mountains. at Auburn, Newcastle, Penryn.
Loomis and Rockln the temperature is
stlil warmer in winter. The foothills be-
tween the attitudes of 400 and $500 feet,
are almost entirely exempt from frosts.
They are in what is known as the warm
gold belt. As rule these attitudes are al
most entirely free from frost even when
the valleys are affected.
THE CAUSE OF wINTERLEss CLIMATE.
For the benefit of the new conner it may
be necessary 10 explain why California, on
the same lines of latitude. and even in high
attitudes, has winterless climate. while
the country east of the Sierra Nevada at
all elevations has six months winter.
In the Pacific ocean OFF the coast of North
America there is a great heated current
that has Its source in the torrid zone under
burning lropic sun. and after it has swept
around the earth's great circle it washes
the whole of our coast. From these heated
waters the air comes up over the land and
drives winter high uo into the mountains,
and gives the valleys and lower elevations
ever To flowers and semi tropical fruits.
There is another and more powerful
cause which gives us so exceptional eli
mate for our latitude Commencing at the
extreme western point of thegreat Alaskan
peninsula. 1.S00 miles west of the bay of
San Francisco, a lofty and continuous
range Of mountains runs along the coast,
hrst almost east for several hundred miles
and then south by east along the whole
Pacific shores to Mexico. This range
FORMS A GREAT BARRIER,
Which defects ell the Arctic air currents
to the east 1t is safe 10 say that but for
this mountain barrier even the heated river
in the ocean. washing the whole length of
our shores, would be ineffective in expell-
ing winter. If the great Arctic winds CON-
ing over thousands Of niles of ice and
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AUBURN AND srRRo1-YDIvGs

j." Auburn, loveliest city of the hills. is
situated at the head of the IaYine of that
name. Its location is slightly and ric-
turesque. 1t eyerlooks the American river
to the south, the long line If the crest Of
the Slerras to the east, and the broad
parked plains of the Sacramento valley
and the Coast Range TO the west. II has p
population of 1900 energetic, progressive.
people, and it is the center OF a profitable
trade. Its residences are models of neat.
ness and elegance, and they are surrounded
by yards and gardens filled with every
specimen of semi-tropic growth.
The country around has an ever-yaTyin1
beauty in s valleys Tavines. sunny slopes
rounded biatfs and level table lands. II
has rich, lasting sell. an abundance Of pure
mountain water, ipeS haas;iole SUPPLIES Of
timber, and an area on all sides rspid,v be-
ing redeemed from ferest growtbs. and
converted into orchards, VINEYARDS and
gardens.
In Auburn there are , churches: con.
fectlonery; l organ aai musical insiru-
ment factory ? livery stables I b]ack-
smith and wagon shops: , hard ware
stores; furniture store / millinery store.
I jewelry store; l bauk meat markets
fancy goods stores , drag stores 1 dry
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SNE W hODEhA fiEClOK > N@1EkR1 IRI
ket of that great country east of the Sierra
Nevada and the Missouri river, an area
greater than all the country east of the
Mississippi
The building of these roa5ways notonly
gave Placer fruits market in that region,
but it gave wonderful slimnlus to-the
growth of wealth and population there
and multiplied the tsHit demands Ine.y
fold. Year By year the rates of shipment
were reduced. thereby lowering the price
of fruit in distant markets AS he Ge-
mand for the p,o,lGcts Of the orchards and
vineyards increased 3rce 9t.tl vine plan:ing
was stimulated. This ssimuius he's heen
felt 20 greater extant since 1855 aud 1881
than a, any former time.
RECENT HogrIcuLTrEa1. pEvELora,FHTs
To those who have not heen familiar
with the growth OF the horticultural ii.-
dustry in Placer county for the pgsf fnur
years, the aree devoted ta orchards f,.i
their productions will seem almost iHcFt,7-
ible. Within the past three years there
has been boom in Tree and tine piaiitirg.
IL has been faint one and based entirs *
upon the prices and demand for orchard
and vineyard products. There hiss been
title noise or excitement. and no speculs-
ion in the rapid expsasion of this indus ~
DecIDUats FRuTrs.
TIE location of Placer c.uiiy. ;Isir-te of
ne overland rail @ay, and the nearest of
Gy portion of the coast 10 the great intra-
lontane and Eastern markets is niust
advantageous one. The character OF her
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BUSINESS STRUCTURES.

Auburn has many large business build-
iDgs Of stone or brick, and many more bus
mess men VINO are in The forefront of
every business enterprise. The BANKING
house OF o. w. Hollenbeck, furnishes
banking facilities for almos! all the eastern
par. of tbe county. IL is one of the oldest
banking institutions in the State, and was
established in the sos. 1t was first Hall
Allen, then Hubbard q Allen, afterwards
Hubbard d Andrews, who we're succeeded
by Andrews x EoilenbecK. Mr. Hollenbeck
bought Mr.. Andrews interest and is now
the sole owner. He is thorough business
man and enjoys the unbounded confidence
OF the community.
5. NJ. Stevens does a general drug busi-
ness. His building is large, built of brick
and cost $4,000, and he has a fine we'll
selected stock of goods Every branch of
business Is well represented by wide-awake
men with ample capital and fine stocks of
goods
There are three newspapers published
in AuhuTn-ike Placer Herald the Placer
Republican and the Placer argus. All three
OF these are ably edited and have done
great.work in peop.ing and developing the
foothills.
OF THE ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS
Around Auburn only mention can be
mace IN an article like this. Barnhard
has 20 acres of bearing vines-Zinfandei
and Mission. In connection with this he
has winery and wine cellar DIR. Agard
has 60 acres of fruit trees and vines on one
OF the most slightly places in the county.
Fred. Glass, 40 acres in trees and vines. but
mostly in olives. DR.. II. H. Pillsbury has
40 acres in fruit.
The noted Gould place is three miles
southwest OF Auburn. 1t consists OF 100
acres, and has 80 acres in fruit. There
are 10 acres planted 10 olive trees, ard 10
acres are OF bearing age. and they Or duce
largely oi the best kind Of olives, ana from
them the best quality of oil has been made.
There are 200 tea plants five years old, and
they look as well as though grown in the
most favored districts of japan. MIR. Gould
went Oh this place nine years ago, when it
was an unimproyed hillside, and. a few
months ago sold it to the present owner.
Dr. Il Il. Clark, of Illinois, tor $4,000,
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many men. There are four large shipping
nfias engaged III ibe business.
George d. Kellogg has been in the shin
Plug business since 1880, when he com
meucsd shipping his own frat 10 the great
c1uniTy east which is a non producer of
frnlts. his market then was Nevada lie
was so successful that his neighbors aspl!ed
20 b7ve their irmt shipped and marketed
SUD aus his business grew till he shipped
last year fully sixty carloads Of fruit to all
paris OF the conniry. Mr.. Kellogg handles
exclusively the fruits OF more than fiftv
growers, AID expects to ship 40 carloads
ihis season. lie has standing orders for
-isht carloads per week from Denver and
omaha, hesidts orders from many other
.,.1nis all over the country east of the
Sierras.
.,,s heIlozg has % acres OF bearing fruit
adjoining Newcastle, aud prices himself
Upon tue fine fruit which he raises.
W. ]. WILSON { SON
Are among those who first supplied irnit
!'om fiaccr count Their present prem
ses are 30x60 feet. with I2-fsot parehes
for pi'ing fruit They estimate that thew
shipped about go carloads iasi wear. and
Gil far exceed thar amount this wear.
iheF also handle the fruit of more than
20 orchards 3 and vineyardists.
TIE COOPERATIVE FRUIT COMPANY,
Wm. Barton. President, and John
Mitchell. is q union Of frnit-growers
20 ship their own fruit. There are four
teen sieckhoidefs who produce about so
ca5 a5l5ads OF yarioas kinds. Besides ship
9i.i, s',r stockholders the union will ship
f"- o'her narties. and expect 10 ship 100
carloads this season.
TIE NEWCASTLE FRUIT COMPANY,
!. G. Boggs, President, commenced bust
ness III ieo5, anu gave continued shipping
fruit iiom that date. AZ with the others
their business ii. first VAS wIth the mining
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counties in Dakota. In Placer county
wherever the home-seeker may locate he
will be in sight ofinexhaustible supplies of
hard and soft wood.
In the foothills he will have timber
enough upon almost any track OF land for
fuel not only for domestic purposes but for
sale. In the western portion ofthe county
on the level lands there are scattered oak
growths, and along the streams there are
sycamores, poplars, soft naples, cotton
woods, oaks, box elders and alders, all COW
cred with creeping vines, presenting
beautiful picture of wild and luxuriant
growths. On the foothills there is great
variety of tree growths. They occur in
the valleys, along the streams, on the slop-
ing hill sides, and on the bluffs. ridges and
table lands. On the high mountains at
elevations of from 1000 to 5000 feet
the great Sierra Nevada timber belt is
found. 1t extends from the northen por
ton of the State along the face of the
mountains for 700 miles, and has an aver
age width of % miles.
In Placer county there are nearly 1,G&
| square miles of the great forest belt or
both sides of the range. The tree gro With:
in this belt Of timber, for size and qr.alitv
! will compare favorably with th tree
growths IN any country. These forest:
have an inexhaustible lumber supply, no
only for all the settlers that May be il
Placer county for many gen erations t.
come, but for the great valleys below. Will
such timber supply for fuel and building
purposes, at the door of the settler, in sucf
| marked contrast to other treeless section!
| of the plains and prairies, the home seeke
should not hesitate long as to where h,
should locate.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF SOIL.
The soil of the level western portions il
generally a brown loan, except along th,
| interyales of the streams, where it is darl
alluyium. On the rolling lands approach
ing the foothills, the soil is a light loan
and on the foothills it is brown or reC
loan. All these soils are of exceedin,
fertility. There are portions of this count
where grain was raised in 1S45, and grail
raising has been followed ever since in al
ortions of the county, and the averag
| crop rate is still higher than on the ricl
prairies of the Mississippi valley. The ex
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The western portion is rich Sacramento
valley land; in the center are The warm,
gradual slopes of the western foothills; the
eastern portions embrace Tie great mount
ain crest with its broad belts of timber, its
deep canyons, its dark gorges, its pima
eled peaks, and the more PERCEPTIONS west
ern slopes, with their clear, deep lakes and
swift, rushing rivers.
TIE SCENERY.
In scenery Placer county may with truth
be called the Switzerland Of the Pacific
coast. There is no more varied or grander
scenery than this county presents on the
American continent. There are parked
plains overlooked by rolling foothills and
rounded bluffs deep valleys between
gradually sloping and tree-crowned ridges,
great forests which darken the mountain
sides; canyons and gorges through which
the mountain streams dash in cleaning
torrents; great lakes, clear and calm in
their sheltered locations, and lofty peaks
that overlook the Coast range and the Sac
ramento valley on the one side, and the
plains and basins of Nevada on the other.
WATER SYSTEM.
This keystone county ,has a large and
well distributed system of rivers and
creeks. In the higher range, from innu-
merable rayines, canyons, gorses and val
leys, a thousand little streams have their
sources, and flow down and unite to form
the larger tributaries of the rivers. On the
northern boundary is Bear river, that drains
the extreme northern portion of the
county. II is a clear, rapid mountain
stream, with large volume of water, and
furnishes ample amounts OF water for stock
and irrigation. IN the central portion there
is the American river q larger stream, with
its three principal ,rihuiaries-lhe North,
Middle and Sonth Forks. This great river
and its network of feeders carries an i'm
mense volume of aier, and gives an mex
haustible supply of water for all the uses
of civilization. 1t is an extremely rapid
stream. and SO are all its tributaries and
they furnish an unlimited water power for
manufacturing purposes. As population
and capital increase, and the wants of civ
ilization multiply, this unlimited and in
expensive motive power will be used to
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ADAPrABILITY OF FOoTHILL SOIL.
There seems to be nc spot of all the va
red surfaces of these foothills that is not
specially adapted to some kind of fruit, if
not to all kinds that grow within the semi
tropics Formerly the fruit men sought
the valleys and their darker ailuyium and
the brown loans bordering them. but now
experiments without number through q
period OF years have demonstrated, that
the higher hillsides aud the crests of
the bluffs and ridges, with their deep,
finely pplverized yellow and red soils, are
just as well adapted To tree fruits and
grapes as the lower localities. Peaches,
pears, plUms apricUts. neclarines, cherries,
and all the small traits, strawberries rasp-
berries, blackber currants and goose
berries grow luyuriantly and produce
abnndantly. In The cultivation Of these
the utmost REGARD is paid to the selection
"f the choicest varieties. Not only must
the varieties planted he prolific and con-
tinupus bearers, they must
PkonUcE FINE. SNOWY FRUIT.
And in order to reach distant markets in
good nider the fruit mast be good trav-
e.trS. Another consideration is early or
late ripsning. All this has been the con-
stan. study of the fruit men of Placer
CQaufV ler twenty wears and thew are as
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intelligent and far-seeing men as our Amer
icau civilization has produced. The result
Is shown in the demand for this fruit from
all PARTS of the country east of the Sierras
10 the Atlantic coast As large as the ship
inents promise to be, and they are conf
IDENTIFY expected to reach the present season
the enormous figure of 5000 900 pounds, or
500 ten-ton carloads, there will not be one
pound left unmarketed So far the demand
has been greater than the supply.
VARIED PRODUCTIONS.
As remarkable as the statement of eli
mate, and its continuous productions
through the year, may seem to Eastern
people, ii is not more so than the almost
endless variety of productions which the
climate gives this coast. While on the
one hand the climate through the day is
really semi tropical and makes possible the
perfect production Of semi-tropical frnit.
the cool nights, which are almost the in
variable rule, gives 10 tAis region the " hole
range Of temperate zone products Placer
couaty, in cmn 1ien with other sections
has side by side al tie predictions of the
temperate and semi-tropical zones-the
wheat. rye, barley, apples, pears, plums,
aprlco;s, neetafines, olives, oranges, lemons,
pomegEsnates, aod every variety OF grapee
that grow in tie world ali these find
u conkenia, home in her valleys and on
her hilisidas. IL is safe tu challenge the
most favored regions 10 rival this varied
is Of F,ro,Igctit.ns
Amp q r - 'rr ~ ari lrylure we'll in all
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several small ~ d
farms were started in the western
portion of the county, near the pres
ent town Of Lincoln. ln 1870 the
County Assessor reports 5i5 acres under
cultivation for whest, with all averAae
yield of over % bushels u, the acre lie
also reports an orchard near Auburn with
2O3 bearing trees of various kinds
1t would be interesting 10 know
who was the pioneer fruit grower
but his name is not mentioned by the As
SCISSOR. From this time forward agriculture
made rapid progress. Two years later there
was 5000 acres under cultivation, and r.
600 acres inclosed. Tree and vine planting
had gone steadily on, and there were > J03
fruit trees in the county and neatly az
many grape vines. Ii is sufficient for the
purpose to say, that from that time QS57j
the area under cultivation in fruIs, veg
etables and grains steadily Increased ill
into the SOS. Even then TIE area of
grain cultivation continued 70 in,ra,ee. bur
fruit-growing far SOM yeas remained
almost stationary for want Of market aut-
side of the State
MARKET ADVANTAGES or pLt1Eg cpUtrY
FRCiT
The building Of the Pacific Railways as,l
their complexion, which was coHsunlm ;tcl
III 1869, gave Piacer county frui's ne mar
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months, according to the ability of the stu
dent. Tuition, board, furnished room,
lights, fuel and incidentals are given for
$3.50 per year.
STOCK AND TILLAGE.
The following shows the number of live
stock assessed in the county, in 1885 Cat
tie, 7,503; goats, . pa hogs, 6,150; horses.
4,l54; mules, 1S2; sheep, 81, pa.
From the report Of the Assessors we learn
tba; there were sowed to grain for crop of
1888. in acres for wheat, j0, 40; for barley,
23,9S0; for oats, p ,155.
VALUE OF PROPERTY.
The taxable property of the county was
assessed, in 1855, as follows Real estate
improvements, 81 ,9i4, CSC; personal prop
erty, 81 ,GS7 sos; money, SI09, ,563; total.
81, 1905 railroad property, 50, 500, 6si.
Total, Sl0,632, ,733.
RAILROAD STATIONS AND TOWNS.
The stations on the Central Pacific Rail
road in the agricultural section are Rose
vile, Rocklin, Loomis, Penryn, Newcastle.
Auburn. Clipper Gap, Applegate New En-
gland Mills, Lander and Colfax, Cape Horn
and Gold Run-thirteen stations in a
distance OF less than fifty miles
The large towns in the county are Alta.
Auburn, the county seat, Uolfax, Dutch
Flat, Emigrant Gap, Forest Hill. Gold
Run, Iowa City, Lincoln, Loomis. Michi
gan Bluff, Newcastle, Penryn, Rocklin and
Roseville.
Colfax is an important station on the
overland route. lis altitude is 2422 feet
above the tide. 1t is surrounded by a rich
foothill country which is being rapidly
developed. Some of the best orchards and
vineyards are in the foothills around this
town. Large numbers of settlers are going
there, buying, clearing and plowine land,
setting out trees and vines, and building
houses. The acreage devoted to fruit
growing is rapidly increasing, and the val
ue of the uncultiyated lands are rapidly
enhancing. The town is beautifully To-
Gated and is supplied with an abundance
of clear, cool mountain water, and its
healthfulness is matter of general kDowl-
edge. 1t has two churches, two livery
stables, one blacksmith and wagon shop,
one butcher-shop, one fancy goods store,
one drug store, one drygoods store, two
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soils, being high and-ss compared to the
alluyium of the 7alley-6rs. prodl nc, ,..,
fruits which, in the IGngriase Of irr,it mon.
are good Travellers arriving in fEe
most distant markets iB excellent
condition. is another decided advantage.
IL is claimed by piacers fruit men that her
fruits have less distance to go. and carry
better than the valley traits. fheTe is un-
doubtfdly much truth in this. Il is GER
tsin'v true that fruits at railroad points in
thai county bring higher prices Than are
plsd tor the same kiud vi fruits further
west. Tbs difference il value Is said 10 be
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Each one of these soils have their pecu-
liar excellencies, and can be commended
10 those who want to engage in any kind
of agriculture or horticulture.
THE CLIMATE.
Placer county has true winteIless eli
mate to an elevation of 1000 feet On all
elevations lower than that there is an en-
tire freedom from snow and ice
1t is remarkable what slight differences
there are in the temperatures from near
the sea level 10 an elevation Of $500 feet
The mean annual temerature at Rocklin al
an elevation of 249 feet is u degs. Fab: at
Auburn, l.360 feet 50 degs, and at Coifax,
2,422 feet, II degs.
MEAN TEMPERATURES.
The following is the average mean tenn
perature at Colfax for five years, observa-
tions being taken at I A. N, . P. NJ. and
8 p. n:
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Immense Wealth in all Glasses OF
Agriculture and HorticuItu-
raj Productions.
GRAND OPPORTUNITY OF SECUR.
ING PLEASANT HOMES.
The Natural Home of the Orange, Lemon,
Olive, Fig and Grape-Unexcelied
Health Resorts-Abundant
Building Material,
Fuel, Etc.

5SEvRNTH ARIIcLE-Specially prepared an,i cuts
engraved for the REcoRD-CNIoS.
Placer is the keystone county in the
great mountain arch of the Sierra Nevada
range which forms the eastern part of the
Golden State. 1t extends from the east to
the west, more than 100 miles, and from
the north to the south % miles 1t pre-
sents every known typographical feature.
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periments of the fruit and vegetable rais-
ers for more than third of a century,
prove tnat tie soil is not only extremely
of plant, either food or textile, tried thus
far IN the county has given good results,
both in quantity and quality.
There are two kinds of soil in the foot
hills that deserve description On the
lower foothills is the granitic belt which
has an average with of 16 to IS miles.
Above the granite is the slate belt, with
about the same width as the granite, and
above the slate, granite again is found.
These two kind of soils are of extreme
fertility. For cereals, vegetables and fruits
their productive capacity is about the same.
The following are the analyses of these
soils as made at the California State Uni
versity:
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Wheatland. In 1915 they raised crop OF
wheat on the rich bottom land. In 1916.
Mr.. Chana planted some peach-pits and
almonds which had been brought overland
by his party. They grew luxnriauIly and
in time bore fine frnit This is believed To
have been the first fruit raised il the Saera-
mento Basin. Thus Placer county eave
birth to an industry that has srown to
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ten per cent. 1t is impossible to give the
ACREAGE DEVOTED TO FRUIT AND GRAPE
GROWING,
But it is now very large In 1885 the
amount of fruit shipped was 6,145,1u
pounds, or more than 6l0 tenton carloads.
This fruit goes TO all the cities, towns and
villages between the Sierra Nevada and
the Missouri river, and to many points as
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far East as New
YORK. The area
planted to decid-
uous fruits is now
rapidly increas-
ing, and the bust
ness is destined to
assume vast pro-
portions. Not a
day passes but
what there are
arrivals of land
hnyerS at the vari-
ous stations along
the line of the
railroad, and most
invariably t Ii e
sight CT the or
chards and vine
yards and pictur-
esque homes is
enough to induce
purchases ofland.
Around all these
railroad points
lard is being
cleared. plowed,
aud fruit trees,
vines and small
fruits planted, Land
C mfortable DOM
ici!es made. Each
year the area oc-
CAPPED by vine
yard aud orchard
is widening each
way from the
railroad, and the
domain of the
cbaparral a n &
other growths is